Where does “bimanous” come from?

bimanous (English) comes from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

bimanous (English): Having two hands

Definitions

  1. Having two hands

Ancestry of “bimanous”, step by step

bimanous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Latin bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbitwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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